Shearman Builders Publications

  • Retrofitting a Home for Wildfire Resistance

    Costs and Considerations

    Spring 2024

    Co-Authors:

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Stephen L. Quarles, Ph.D.

    Research Contribution by K. Shearman

  • Wildfire Research: Ignition Potential of Decks Subjected to an Ember Exposure

    May 2018

    Stephen L. Quarles, Ph.D.

    Christine D. Standohar-Alfano, Ph.D.

  • Home Survival in Wildfire Prone Areas

    Presented at the Planting Resilience Conference

    February 6, 2019

    Steve Quarles

    UCCE Advisor Emeritus; Chief Scientist, IBHS (retired)

  • SF Chronicle: Berkeley EMBER Law

    April 2025

    Shearman Builders clients featured in SF Chronicle Article: Berkeley poised to ban most plants within 5 feet of homes deemed a fire risk

    Julie Johnson